The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-02
MIR. WILLIAMS MONEY,

dreproof he has become, the detectiy
who can make o report which he know
will break up family and bring wretch
edness to half a dozsn persons, is scare,
article. That is, he will report to his chic
verbally or by letter. and thus lot the in
formation get to thoae who hunger for i
and yet dread to hear the truth. To fact
husband when tho horror Of diahouor il
upon him-to report to o wife that hel
husband long since ceased to love her
and that her only remedy is the ccanda
Of divorce suit, ia Q position no one II
the aervice wants to fill second timo.
A fair share OF the detective business Of
every city In the land hinges upon family
matters, and tho work done seldom ,ap.
pears in print, or IL the newspaper repor.
ters get hold Of the circumstance, the mar.
ticulara srs kept away from them. For ,
long term OF years my assignments az 8
detective connected with the force OF ons
Of our large cities, were entirely OF this
character, and come Of the incidents can
DO related without injury to any one'r
feelings. I did not associate with the Grim.
inal detectives at all, and the majority oI
them did not know me by name. .s3}S
One morning was sent for by tho Ohiel
to tako up & new cass, land when ! entered
his Office | found lady present. She YVES
woman not over twenty. five years Of
age, handsome, educated and society or.
nanent. Shs Was the second wife Of rich
old wholesale merchant whom l will name
Williams. They had been married shout
a year and 4 half, and it waa said that it
was love match. She had come to head.
quarters in her own carriage in broad day.
light to tel! her story to the Chief and
seek the services OF a detective. Imay
tell you that l WAS prejudicod in her favor
from tic very fiat glance. She was one
Of those women whose every word is Of IN.
teress and whoas every gesture hss q touch
Of artlessuess in 1t. And abe could shed
big tears, and catch li.tls sobs, and
put such look into hsr brown eyeg as
would make even an old detective aImos.
want to die for her. When her story had
eimmered down 1t amounted to this: Fo:
some time pas. che had been missing lew.
elry and Gums OF money. A private de.
tective had been employed, but had met
with no success in discovering the Thief
One robbery included valuable diamond
ring; another pair OF earrings; third q
sum Of $500 In gold, a fourth the sum d
$500 in grsenbacks. About ten days pre-.
yious to her visit q package of ST., 0C0 had
been tGken from her husbands secrstsry
and at the came time she had missed dis.
mond brooch from her dressing case. One
OF the regular ds!s0tlyes had hsen work.
ing on this last steal for over week, and
! was still at it, although he had been thuf
X unable to eecure clue. II
1t WIS not only natural that Mira. vii.
liams should be Interested in tho recovery
oil the property, bu. that her great inter.
est should LEAD her to call q. Headquarters
10 consult with the Chief. In TACT be,
husband was confined to lis room by an
attack Of govt, and, for all We knew Il
the contrary, 1t wss by his advice that
she came. 1t would appear sharper in me-
to ssy that auaptcted, something wrong
from The very a:a:t, but honesty compel
ne to ssT !hasI didn't. Whom she had
departed tho Oalef eatd to me: IS
"rhis looks like very simple case, aud
can't see Why Taylor has not picked up
come clew.E The rcbberies have beer
perpsiraled by some Of the servants, ant
I'll yiys you fortnight to trap the guilt,
party" II I.' 5i5..! z =
l was ct liberty to consult Taylor. Tht
only servants who had access 10 the bed
room 'wers the chambermaid and the but
Ter. Ihis !ast parsonage had no RICH
:hsre, Of cor.ss but, having tho run o.
he house, be could slip into the room
Tayior had suspected him rather than til,
| chambe,msid, and had devoted his Who'll,
time to Weighing tbs man. Nothing bu
diaappointmerts hsa tufaed ap. The bg.
Ter had the best OF recommendations, wa
Sithoutvicee of any eort, and search Q
his effects had brought nothing to ligh
which could impl;rate him. 1t wss ayresl
that I should look out for the chamber
msid, and ~ put in week On th
case to- find ont y that abe also ha,
The beat Of recommendations, en6 the
The probabilities were al In her favor.
| 1t was true that either Of tho servants he'
committed, tho robberieE, it was likswis
true that they had covered thoif traeka :!
veil that We had no hopes OF milking OF
arrest. worked on the case three week.
and then abandoned it. Mrs. William
seemed much more disappointed than he
husband over my failure, and ahe she
tears OF vexation when informed that
VAS to drop the csae, or at least ceas
active WORK. neant to keep the butte
and chambe7rna!d under SURVEILLANCE 70
time longer, but I could not promls
that anything would cope OF it. .ls$S
< The third day after this, Fate paid ine
curious trick. II had dropped into famil
restaurant for plate OF. oysters, and nc
caring to have corners and goers study N
face, went MP stsir5 to be. served in or
: Of the little rooms or s.l!ls. II had devoaI
ed my oyaters and drunk my cole whe
q lady and gentleman entered the ne1
II stall on the right, and it wasn't ten necond
before recognized Mrs. Williams .yoic,
+ The mans identity | slso coon establishe
by his tones. He was handsome. dissipa
4 81 chap named Raynor, known in all til
clubs as q great spcnlthlit., and reporte
!! to the police as g reckless gambler. III
5 pair were scarcely seated in the stall whe
the lady said: ,i.5
Ss"Will, ! can do no more for, you. l hay
robbed myesli, stolen from my husbsn'
and perjured myself to the officers to bel
you out Of your troubles. You are h
aooner out Of one trouble than you brig
another upon youreeif." i,s:,:ls. b
I S&s.'Softly, sister Nell, softly p chided II
man. II have always been kind TO 70,
I have always been tho best brother
the world. l give me- 8 chance. I Wi
horribly in debt. You hava come to n
:. aid in a grand way, and God will BILE
you for il" & & ~ Z: x 3,{i$$st
""Hush, Will! God can not bless 4
8 for stealing from my husband to pay 20,
\ gambling debts. Do you know tho valr
z Of that package i gave you the night "
\ came and threatened to commit suicide
4 "About $4,000, | believe, and It helpt
z me out Of three or four bad scrapes." IS
4 Sand Thought 1t was only 5000 100
i brother, l an afraid you arc down
ruin. ,ta., .5, 7, tf5iigs{ 7f
q $"Pooh pooh! Nell, I am no Won
& than hundreds OF others who are sowi,
Z their wild oats. Mako a raise OF coup
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